RE: Finally lost it

[Guest guest]

That is much like being fired by my last doctor, trying to set up another

doctor, and in the meantime running out of meds. I ran out of nitroglycerine

.. . . two calls to the doctor did nothing. I finally went begging to the

county system for meds I'll need the rest of my life. That is NOT

" practicing medicine, " that is cruel.

And so do NOT feel like the only beggar! We will do it if we must and the

situation is getting worse as we speak.

Hang in there!

Old

Finally lost it

So much for being thankful we have insurance. I finally completely

lost it and told them in as easy language as I could all that they

have put us through during this past year and all the situations

we had gone through and how we are being threaten to take their

insurance or lose my husbands benefits and I would lose my

insurance also. Right now, I have no determination, if I have an

emergency situation with him, that his hospital and doctors can

provide his care or not. I've become a saleperson last year to set

up this insurance and now I'm one again. I was told by them that

I have to be sure the provider agrees with taking this insurance

or we have to switch all specialists to ones who will take the

insurance and his hospital also. Who is going to take care of him

during all these negotiations. It took them a week of negotiations

just so he could have one test done and that was because they

couldn't find another hospital to do the testing this specialized.

The last time things were in negotiations, his blood work went into

critical range and I ended up calling one of his other doctors and he

worked with me to get my husband into seeing another specialist in a

two day time period. The doctor that was helping me was floored and

totally surprised that I did that...it shock me also. Funny when

you are up against the wall...what you can do. I feel like the

greatest begger on the face of the earth and at the mercy of all

around me. I really believe I learned the knack of becoming a

true whiner......someone give me a drink...no pun included.

Group Email: livercirrhosissupport

web address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/